Featured photojournalist: How Hwee Young

Performers spin cotton in the traditional way in a room backstage prior to their performance in the Naxi Impression Show in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

A performer of the Naxi ethnic minority peeps out from behind a curtain Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

A veteran performer smokes her pipe as a fellow young performer combs her hair backstage. The Naxi is one of the main ethnic minority groups settled in Lijiang, Yunnan province with a unique culture and traditions Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Musicians perform on stage Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Members of the Naxi ethnic minority perform traditional folk music in a culture show Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Members of the Naxi, Yi and Bai perform a cultural show entitled Impression Lijiang Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Directed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou, the production aims to present the traditions and the lifestyle of these minorities Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

A traditional folk dance is performed Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Members of the Naxi, Yi and Bai performing Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain forms a backdrop to the show Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA